A few more had a rough night so elected to stay in the magnificent Riad Fès to recover while the rest of us set off for the Glaoui Palace – yes, our old friend the Pasha from Telouet.  He was obviously a very wealthy man.

His Fès digs were in this amazing place only a 10 minute walk from our hotel, where we’d arranged with the family (Glaoui descendants), who still live there, to spend several hours painting.

It was a memorable experience for our art group.  Abdul, the English speaking family chief, is an accomplished artist in his own right and involved his family, including the kids, in Ev’s demo class.

Meanwhile, we non-painters, minus Megan and George (under the weather), set off with Ahmed our guide for a tour of Fès – the royal palace, the Jewish quarter and a pottery, where many of us contributed to the Moroccan economy.

Tonight we are heading to a French restaurant for dinner after a relaxing afternoon on the top terrace of the Riad Fès.

Since the wifi here is so quick, I’m taking the opportunity to update the more recent posts covering Day Four onwards to Fès, populating the posts with some pics.  Check them out if you’d like.

A long day which ended well with our arrival in fabulous Fès and the even more fabulous Riad Fès – a 5-star hotel on the edge of the medina with tons of wow factor.

The day began early for the drive to Agadir airport and our 10am flight to Casablanca.  The luggage followed by road, but heavy rain delayed their journey with the result that we arrived in Fès before the bags.

From Casablanca airport we drove on the motorway to Rabat, Morocco’s capital, and lunch of fish by the surf beach – a change from a diet of tagines.  Sadly Restaurant de la Plage did not deliver the quality food we’d enjoyed there last year.  Pretty tough fish but a reasonable salad.

Heavy rain slowed our onward journey to Fès but fortunately it had cleared somewhat on our arrival so we were able to view the vast medina, Africa’s largest, from a lookout above the city.

The day ended with a group dinner in Riad Fès’s dining room that more than compensated for the disappointing lunch.  And we were not seated at a dreaded long table but at smaller group tables, making service and conversation far easier.

Farewelling our drivers and Imane at Agadir Airport.

Riad Fès

Fès medina